MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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